Spring beauty: 5 reasons to try bright eye shadow

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Spring beauty: 5 reasons to try bright eye shadow

Colourfully washed-out eye lids were one of the hottest spring beauty looks this season—seen across the runways in soft berry at Burberry Prorsum to minty green at Giorgio Armani. Here are 5 reasons to try a bright wash of eye shadow this spring. 1. You can’t go wrong with colour. Think about it: “There’s no such thing as a disgusting colour,” says David Goveia, Toronto-based celeb makeup artist. He suggests approaching colour selection the same way you would when shopping for a new blouse in a poppy spring hue—“Chances are, you’ll like the same colour in an eye shadow.” 2. Go for a soft wash of colour. If you’re wary of wearing colour on your eyes, ease into this spring beauty look awith a softer shade, like lavender or mint green, lightly dusted across the lids. “Barely a hint of colour—it’s one step past natural,” explains Goveia. “And balance it with a bright mouth.” 3. To play up your regular black eyeliner. Let Chanel’s Spring 2014 painterly eye shadow inspire your own artistic approach to wearing colour—mainly pairing lavender and turquoise hues with a black liner. Trace your liquid black liner along the lash line starting from the centre of the top lid. “Don’t take it all the way,” warns Goveia. “This makes the eye appear wider.” 4. As a quick way to introduce colour on the face. The beauty of the modern colourful eye shadow looks seen at Badgley Mischka and Prada this spring is that it looks like makeup was applied in a hurry. Goveia confirms that applying colour actually is as easy as it looks: “Use a big, soft brush to apply a thin wash of colour on the eyelid,” he says. Apply to the whole lid, up to the brow. Finish up with an even coat of mascara and a summery lip shade and you’re good to go. 5. For your day-to-night spring beauty look. Taking your lightly coloured lid into a bolder spring beauty night look can be a smooth and easy transition—if you carry out the prep work. Apply an eye shadow primer to the lid (try Smashbox Cosmetics 24 Hour Photo Finish Shadow Primer) before adding a wash of colour over top in the morning. For night, “Add a touch of shimmer in the same colour family,” says Goveia. Take a punchy hue like emerald green or sapphire blue and using your fingertip to apply to the lid, swipe back and forth over the ball of the eye. Brush a light coating of pressed powder over top to keep everything in its place. Along with a black liner, “This is the best makeup,” advocates Goveia. “It lifts the eye, and keeps you looking young—there’s nothing better.”READ MORE:The best bright eye shadows for springSpring 2014 beauty trend: Bold eyelinerGet the look: Spring 2014's hottest lip colours

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Rihanna is over people creating a competition between her and Beyoncé

The Rihanna Navy and the Beyhive have been on not-so-friendly terms on social media following the announcement of the 2017 Grammy Awards nominations.

Although RiRi expressed gratitude for her whopping eight nods, the Navy felt that she was snubbed after Anti didn't receive a nom for Album of the Year over Beyoncé's Lemonade. Naturally, Bey's fans wasted no time in coming to the defence of their Queen.

But Rihanna quickly cleared things up on the 'gram, commenting on a fan's photo, "I'm petty af, yes. But this is just unnecessary! I wish y'all would drop this topic and see things from the bigger picture! We don't need to be putting black women against each other! We deserve to be celebrated and the Grammy Academy agrees!"

The first woman on a Canadian bank note has been named

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The first woman on a Canadian bank note has been named

There's an excting (and long overdue TBH) change coming to Canada's $10 bills: They will now feature the face of an extraordinary Canadian woman.

The shortlist for the spot was announced earlier this year, and included the suffragette Idola Saint-Jean and Olympian Bobbie Rosenfeld, but it was civl rights activist Viola Desmond who the Bank of Canada ultimately chose for the prime spot on our blue bank note.

It was for such a time as this that Heritage Minutes were created, so we'll refer you to the spot released about Ms. Desmond last year for the full primer on the Nova Scotia native (but the TL:DR version is that she was an entrepreneur ahead of her time who played a pivotal role in the Canadian civil rights struggle):

Sofia Richie doesn't care that you think she's short

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Sofia Richie doesn't care that you think she's short

In a new interview with Complex, Sofia Richie, daughter of music icon Lionel Richie, opens up about the challenges she has faced while working in the modelling industry. The 5-foot-6 model says she's often criticized because of her petite stature. "People obviously don’t respect some of the shoots I do because I’m short," she explained.

However the 18-year-old model she promises she doesn't let criticism faze her. "It’s not like I called and begged these designers to work with me," she says. "They felt my vibe and we were cool and that’s that. I really don’t let that stuff get to me."

Other highlights of the interview? Richie did not want to talk about Justin Bieber. Richie's publicist made it clear that "no questions" could be asked about the former fling. Sad face.

While the status of Sofia and Justin's romance remains unclear, one thing is certain. Right now Sofia is focusing on her career. "I'm super interested in having a fashion line which I am kind of working on, but I really love modelling because I get to be involved with clothes and designers. I get to hear them out and see what they're interested in. I'm kind of taking notes in the corner."